Accountant - Food Retail
$36,000–$42,000 year
On-siteGozo, Shida Kartli, Georgia
Gozo, Shida Kartli, GeorgiaOn-siteFull Time$36,000–$42,000 year
Full Time
Job Summary
Monitor cash balances across Group entities and prepare bank reconciliations to ensure accuracy and timely resolution of discrepancies. Support payment controls, execution of payment runs, and month-end processes while liaising with banks and internal finance teams. Assist in preparing cash flow forecasts, budgets, and related reports to support liquidity planning and decision-making. Ensure all banking and payment activities comply with internal policies, approval limits, and regulatory requirements. Track cash positions to secure adequate funding for operational needs and contribute to continuous improvement of finance processes and reporting tools.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field
- Fully qualified accountant
- Newly qualified accountant
- ACCA finalist
- Partially qualified accountant
- Previous hands-on experience in financial accounting
- Experience in bank reconciliations
- Experience in payment processing
- Experience in cash management
- Experience in audit
- Experience in finance operations
- Experience in a similar finance role
- Background in industry
- Background in audit
- Background in advisory
- Background in accounting practice
- Strong practical understanding of accounting entries
- Strong practical understanding of reconciliations
- Strong practical understanding of controls
- Strong practical understanding of month-end processes
- Strong practical understanding of financial reporting support
- Good understanding of cash flow forecasting
- Good understanding of bank reconciliations
- Good understanding of payment controls
- Good understanding of banking processes
- Experience dealing with banking platforms
- Experience dealing with payment runs
- Experience dealing with banking documentation
- Experience dealing with account movements
- Experience dealing with internal approval processes
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Comfortable using financial systems
- Comfortable using accounting software
- Comfortable using ERP platforms
- Ability to review cash flow information
- Ability to assess cash requirements
- Ability to identify trends
- Ability to support practical decision-making
- Good understanding of how cash flow, working capital, payments, and banking arrangements impact business performance
- High level of accuracy when preparing reconciliations
- High level of accuracy when reviewing banking information
- High level of accuracy when processing payments
- High level of accuracy when preparing reports
- Strong organisational skills
- Strong time management skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Ability to manage deadlines
- Clear and professional communicator
- Ability to liaise effectively with internal stakeholders
- Ability to liaise effectively with finance team members
- Ability to liaise effectively with banks
- Ability to liaise effectively with external partners
- Ability to build and maintain productive relationships across departments
- Ability to build and maintain productive relationships across Group entities
- Ability to build and maintain productive relationships with banking partners
- Willingness to collaborate with the wider Finance team
- Willingness to collaborate with other departments
- Confidentiality
- Discretion
- Accountability
- Professionalism
- Solution-oriented mindset
- Forward-thinking mindset
- Ability to identify opportunities to improve finance processes
- Ability to identify opportunities to improve controls
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field would be preferred
- Candidates midway through ACCA studies
- Solid hands-on experience in financial accounting
- Experience in reconciliations
- Experience in payment processes
- Experience in general finance operations
- Strong practical financial accounting experience
- Background in industry
- Background in audit
- Background in advisory
- Background in accounting practice
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